Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described the launch of Barbados’ new instant payment platform, BiMPay, as a transformative step toward a fully digital economy. She says the new system
Continue readingPM hails BiMPay as step toward digital economy after first transaction
Barbados played a leading role in the adoption of a historic international labour standard aimed at improving protections for workers in the digital platform economy. The new convention was adopted
Continue readingBarbados helps shape landmark gig worker convention
Troy Emerson Nathaniel Clinton has been acquitted of causing the deaths by dangerous driving of two people in a 2011 collision. However, he was convicted of the lesser offence of
Continue readingNot guilty of causing deaths, but of dangerous driving
The United States opened their World Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Paraguay on Friday, powered by a first-half double from striker Folarin Balogun, but the victory was tempered by ​concern
Continue readingUS thrash Paraguay 4-1 for dream World Cup start
Thousands of Barbadians rushed to download the new BiMPay app following its launch, prompting temporary delays in the registration process for some users. The Central Bank of Barbados said more
Continue readingStrong demand causes BiMPay registration delays
Elon Musk on Friday became the world’s first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX rocket company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut. The Tesla and SpaceX founder comfortably cemented
Continue readingElon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut
 The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) says it has secured convictions against Cuban-born Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his Guyanese-born wife, Ateeka Ishmael, who were each found guilty of illegally operating
Continue readingHusband and wife jailed and fined a million dollars each for operating ponzi scheme
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has moved to contain and investigate a suspected case of scarlet fever at a St Michael primary school, confirming that two children from the
Tonio Thelstone Garnes, who was the subject of a wanted bulletin issued by police on Thursday, is now in custody. The Barbados Police Service said Garnes presented himself at District
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for urgent transparency from Government following reports that a primary school in St Michael alerted parents to a possible case of scarlet fever